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Intel Core i5 14400F vs AMD Ryzen 5 7400F

56 out of 100
Intel Core i5 14400F
VS
58 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 7400F
Intel Core i5 14400F
AMD Ryzen 5 7400F

We compared two desktop CPUs: the 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 14400F with 10-cores against the 3.7 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 7400F with 6-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
67.4
(Good)
Value Index
56.5
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between 7400F and 14400F
Advantages of Intel Core i5 14400F
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-4800 RAM
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 7400F
  • More modern manufacturing process โ€“ 5 versus 10 nanometers
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • Newer - released 1 year later
  • Has 12 MB larger L3 cache size, helping fully utilize a high-end GPU in gaming

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Core i5 14400F
vs
Ryzen 5 7400F

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (#177th place)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Core i5 14400F +3%
12600
Ryzen 5 7400F
12228
File compression 1180 MB/sec 1200 MB/sec
Clang compilation 82.1 Klines/sec 90 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 322.7 pages/sec 264.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 378.8 Mpixels/sec 298.1 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 241.4 pages/sec 265.7 pages/sec
Background blur 54.2 images/sec 57.2 images/sec
Photo processing 125.5 images/sec 100.6 images/sec
Ray tracing 19.6 Mpixels/sec 17.9 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] โ€“ 80 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Core i5 14400F
25455
Ryzen 5 7400F +1%
25637
Integer math 81.5 GOps/sec 74.7 GOps/sec
Floating point math 61.3 GOps/sec 45.8 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 86M Primes/sec 191M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 32.7M Strings/sec 35.1M Strings/sec
Data encryption 16.9 GBytes/sec 16.7 GBytes/sec
Data compression 315.5 MBytes/sec 290.1 MBytes/sec
Physics 1518 Frames/sec 1659 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 19.9B Matrices/sec 21.8B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 6004 & 73 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Core i5 14400F +15%
196.47
Ryzen 5 7400F
170.12

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 14.3 PPW 12.8 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 193.8 PPW 188.1 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 391.6 PPW 394.4 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.02 PPW 2.62 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Intel Core i5 14400F
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-06 (Ryuk)Cinebench 2024105 / 868
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-09-04 (zaheer)Cinebench 2026569 / 3046
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-08-08 (Althy)Cinebench 2024109 / 931
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-08-07 (Striden Von)Cinebench 2024105 / 927
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-08-05 (Striden Von)Cinebench 202498 / 870
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AMD Ryzen 5 7400F
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Intel Core i5 14400F and AMD Ryzen 5 7400F

General

Vendor Intel Amd
Released January 9, 2024 January 15, 2025
Type Desktop Desktop
Instruction Set x86-64 x86-64
Codename Raptor Lake Refresh Zen 4 (Raphael)
Model number i5-14400F -
Integrated GPU No No
Rival Equivalent - AMD Ryzen 5 7500F - Intel Core i5 14400F
Successor - Intel Core Ultra 5 225F -
Intel CPU rating (#107th place)
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#72nd place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 6
P-Threads 12 12
Base Frequency (P) 2.5 GHz 3.7 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) 4.7 GHz 4.7 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 -
E-Threads 4 -
Base Frequency (E) 1.8 GHz -
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) 3.5 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 10 6
Total Threads 16 12
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 25x 37x
L1 Cache 80K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 2MB (per core) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache 20MB (shared) 32MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No Yes

Package

Transistors - 6.5 billions
Fabrication Process 10 nm 5 nm
TDP (PL1) 65 W 65 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) 148 W -
Socket LGA-1700 AM5
Peak Temperature 100ยฐC 95ยฐC
Desktop CPU ranking (89th and 84th place)

Memory Support

Memory Types - DDR5-4800
- DDR4-3200		 - DDR5-5200
Max. Memory Size 192 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 2 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s -
ECC Support No Yes

Misc

Official Site Intel Core i5 14400F official page AMD Ryzen 5 7400F official page
PCI Express Version 5.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes 20 28

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Comments

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